Budgets & Spending

A good friend asked us this lately, and I wrote up a whole Google Doc to answer his question. I tried to keep it brief, I swear! Then I thought this might help someone else, so here it is below. The context is that our friend […]

We planned to travel for a year, starting in June 2016. As it turns out, we’re still going! (with some stops along the way). If you’re planning to travel long-term, how do you plan? How much should you plan? With lots of time comes a […]

This is something I think about a lot. Sometimes buying something cheap means you’re spending less money, which overall is a good thing. You can’t buy “expensive” everything- with no limits, unless you’re Jay Z you’d eventually run out of money. Other times, investing in […]

Managing your budget when you’re traveling alone or as a couple isn’t easy, but when you meet up with friends things can get waaay more complicated. B and I know from experience that when we meet up with friends on the road, we spend much more […]

Normally there would be no straight answer to this question: it depends on the restaurant, what you order,etc. Of course it does. But, surprisingly, I found that there were 2 (ok, 3) distinct types of restaurants in Bali, with 2 fairly consistent price ranges. Type […]

The less you have, the less you want. Having less stuff, having an uncluttered space, leads to a less cluttered mind. And once you’ve done the work to get there, it’s easier and easier to stay there- to not acquire more things you don’t need. […]

My new maxim is: “restaurants are not for eating”. Yes, you read that right. From now on, restaurants are a place to meet with your friends. If you want to eat, go to the grocery store. Crazy, right? I learned it from Mr Money Mustache. […]